Hurricane Isaias forces indefinite closure of Pensacola International Airport
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Hurricane Isaias, the first Atlantic tropical cyclone of the 2026 season, slammed ashore near Destin, Florida and forced the indefinite closure of Pensacola International Airport, Florida’s 10th‑largest airfield, due to severe damage.
The storm knocked out power to nearly 800,000 homes and businesses across the Gulf Coast, left about 356,000 customers without power in southern Alabama and northwestern Florida as of mid‑afternoon Sunday, and was linked to at least four deaths; it recorded maximum sustained winds of 160 km/h (100 mph) and a minimum central pressure of 978 millibars.